In 1948, a group of young Italian immigrants gathered together at their various residences to form a soccer club and a team. The club subsequently leased a building on Lyell Avenue to hold informal meetings and gatherings.

"The Club" as it was affectionately called, grew as a bond of friendship as soccer as the common denominator. In 1956 the club purchased a building at the corner of Emerson Avenue and Sherman Street and remained there until 1996 when it was sold. The club moved to new quarters in a leased building on Chili Avenue.

"The Club" through the efforts of it's devoted members acted as family and friends to those immigrants who came to Rochester seeking a new life in a new country. The Italian American Sport Club acted as that all-important intermediary in the difficult transition of a new lifestyle maintaining the rich Italian tradition and culture.

The Italian American Sport Club received its initial boost as an outgrowth of the soccer enthusiasm of club members. In 1963 the club won the National Amateur Challenge Cup, the only soccer team in Western New York State to obtain such a title. By 1967 the club had become the chief promoter and contributor to the professional Rochester Lancer Soccer Team. Most of the players of the club became players of the new team.

In the Fall of the year 2000 in exchange for the lease at the Chili Avenue location Olindo Di Francesco gave the parcel of land on Buffalo Road where the club resides today. The current building on 1250 Buffalo Road in the Town of Gates was built by many members volunteering their time, skills and services. At the time of the official inauguration of the building on November 2, 2003, the membership of the IASC was just over one hundred members. Today seven years later, the membership has grown to over five hundred and fifty, a tangible sign of success due to the dedication of its members, their participation and cooperation.